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Recent Linux client update changes (2026)

Hey folks! This is a heads-up that there will be a new update to the Spotify Linux client signatures. The latest available client will not install this new key just yet, but it's coming soon.Come February, you may see errors related to missing keys a...

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Solved!! [Troubleshooting] Linux Spotify

Having trouble with Spotify on your Desktop app? Here’s what to try first. Search the Community Someone might have asked your question on the Community before.So type your issue into the search box and have a look. Basic troubleshooting Go through th...

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Solved!! Spotify on Linux cant be updated or installed due to a missing Pubkey on the repository

Same as what the Subject says. Terminal error output :Err:9 http://repository.spotify.com stable InReleaseThe following signatures couldn't be verified because the public key is not available: NO_PUBKEY C85668DF69375001W: GPG error: http://repository...

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Same as what the Subject says. Terminal error output : Err:9 http://repository.spotify.com stable InRelease The following signatures couldn't be verified because the public key is not available: NO...

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Latest Spotify Snap app update crashes Ubuntu with illegal instruction, core dumped

The Ubuntu snap store just updated my Spotify version to 1.2.48.405.gf2c48e6f and the application won't open. Terminal states this error:ERROR: ld.so: object 'libgtk3-nocsd.so.0' from LD_PRELOAD cannot be preloaded (failed to map segment from shared ...

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The Ubuntu snap store just updated my Spotify version to 1.2.48.405.gf2c48e6f and the application won't open. Terminal states this error: ERROR: ld.so: object 'libgtk3-nocsd.so.0' from LD_PRELOAD ca...

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Cannot connect from command line

PlanPremiumCountryFranceDevicePC Operating SystemLinux MintWindows 11 Family My Question or Issue My credentials work in the app (with redirection to spotify website), but don't work on the commandlinespotify --versionSpotify version 1.2.50.335.g5e28...

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Plan Premium Country France Device PC  Operating System Linux Mint Windows 11 Family   My Question or Issue   My credentials work in the app (with redirection to spotify we...

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New public key

My Question or IssueIt looks like the key used to sign Debian releases has updated, but there doesn't yet seem to be a way to download the new public key. The old key can be downloaded at https://download.spotify.com/debian/pubkey_0D811D58.gpg, but t...

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My Question or Issue It looks like the key used to sign Debian releases has updated, but there doesn't yet seem to be a way to download the new public key.   The old key can be downloaded at ...

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My songs are pausing while i play them

I tried it on both my phone and my browser,It still stops while the song is going on and i have to manually play the song>

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I tried it on both my phone and my browser,It still stops while the song is going on and i have to manually play the song>

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Ads won't play on desktop?

Whenever I'm listening on the webpage, and an ad plays, it just pauses, it won't play. Even if I press the play button, it says the length of the ad is zero. And if I double tap a song to play that instead, nothing happens. So everytime I get an ad, ...

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Whenever I'm listening on the webpage, and an ad plays, it just pauses, it won't play. Even if I press the play button, it says the length of the ad is zero. And if I double tap a song to play that i...

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Spotify cannot play local files Linux Mint Debian Edition

Spotify displays the error: "Spotify can't play this right now. If you have the file on your computer you can import it." I have properly set a local files source within settings. This worked previously until a few days ago (I cannot say specifically...

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Spotify displays the error: "Spotify can't play this right now. If you have the file on your computer you can import it."   I have properly set a local files source within settings. This worke...

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I just wanted to say thank you for a Linux version

Thank you to the developers for making this happen! I run cross-platform madness everywhere in my life, but I LOVE Linux! Seriously thank you for this effort!

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Thank you to the developers for making this happen! I run cross-platform madness everywhere in my life, but I LOVE Linux! Seriously thank you for this effort!

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Debian Linux Spotify won't login

I've installed the latest version of the Spotify client on my Debian laptop using Synaptic manager, but when I try to login nothing happens, and the content just appears a bit obscured, like if it was loading, but it doesn't acutally work, and it rem...

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I've installed the latest version of the Spotify client on my Debian laptop using Synaptic manager, but when I try to login nothing happens, and the content just appears a bit obscured, like if it wa...

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Shuffle Playlists on a Tesla

PlanFreeCountryUSADeviceTesla Operating SystemFirmware 2024.44.25.2 My Question or IssueSo on previous versions of the Spotify App Shuffle was in the Recents and Favorites panel, but that changed a couple revisions back for the music apps. There is n...

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Plan Free Country USA Device Tesla  Operating System Firmware 2024.44.25.2   My Question or Issue So on previous versions of the Spotify App Shuffle was in the Recents and Favorit...

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Use SNI for better system tray icon support

Plan: PremiumCountry: CHOperating System: Arch Linux The systray icon does not appear in sway with the eww bar. While minimize to tray does work correctly, there is no icon.This is due to spotify using the xembed protocol which has been superseeded b...

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Plan: Premium Country: CH Operating System: Arch Linux   The systray icon does not appear in sway with the eww bar. While minimize to tray does work correctly, there is no icon. This is due...

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[arm64] Pinebook pro manjaro arm and spotify

PlanPremiumCountrySpainDevicePinebook proOperating SystemManjaro ARM64 My Question or IssueI'm triying to use spotify on my pinebook pro using manjaro arm64.I can't find any binary for arm64, only for amd64. So, I'm trying to use spotify via web.I ca...

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  Plan Premium Country Spain Device Pinebook pro Operating System Manjaro ARM64   My Question or Issue I'm triying to use spotify on my pinebook pro using manjaro arm64. I can't...

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[request] arm64 Build for Snap Package

PlanPremium FamilyCountryNL DevicePinePhone, Librem5, RaspberryPi, numerous othersOperating SystemLinux My Question or Issue Please release a snap package for arm64 because otherwise many users are unable to use Spotify for on their devices. It would...

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Plan Premium Family Country NL   Device PinePhone, Librem5, RaspberryPi, numerous others Operating System Linux   My Question or Issue   Please release a snap package for a...

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a version of spotify for the arm based pine64 pinephone?

PlanPremium Devicepine64 pinephoneOperating Systemmanjaro-arm plasma mobile My Question or Issuethe snap and flatpak builds don't work because they are x86 only but it would be nice to have spotify on the go too and all what would be needed would be ...

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Plan Premium     Device pine64 pinephone Operating System manjaro-arm plasma mobile   My Question or Issue the snap and flatpak builds don't work because they are x86 only bu...

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ARM Linux edition for phones (Librem5, Pinephone, VOLLA, etc.)

I think many of us who daily drive a mainline Linux mobile phone would love to continue using Spotify Premium (Including saving music) on our devices much like the Destkop Linux Edition. Desktop Linux edition built for the Arm64 target would work. Th...

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I think many of us who daily drive a mainline Linux mobile phone would love to continue using Spotify Premium (Including saving music) on our devices much like the Destkop Linux Edition. Desktop Linu...

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Solved!!Superuser Contribution Spotify opens too many connections to PulseAudio (Linux)

After some time Spotify for Linux starts to use too many connections to PulseAudio. This makes it impossible to use any sound on the computer. This shows an output after one day of usage:http://pastebin.com/E5AVQd62 Spotify version 1.0.36.120.g536a86...

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After some time Spotify for Linux starts to use too many connections to PulseAudio. This makes it impossible to use any sound on the computer.   This shows an output after one day of usage: h...

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Spotify linux desktop application disconnects from chromecast after a few minutes of being paused

PlanPremiumCountryUSADeviceLenovo YogaOperating SystemUbuntu 20.04 My Question or IssueSpotify's chromecast support is second to none and is the reason why I subscribed to Spotify premium after Google killed Play Music, since Youtube Music Premium ch...

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Plan Premium Country USA Device Lenovo Yoga Operating System Ubuntu 20.04   My Question or Issue Spotify's chromecast support is second to none and is the reason why I subscribed to Sp...

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